This week, the crew builds a list of the 16 best games to play during the month of October! From horrific scares to a cozy fall vibe, this discussion has a game for everyone. Pour a hot beverage, sit back, relax, and let’s get spooky.

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:34 - Ice Breaker Question: What video game would you like to dress up as for Halloween?
• 7:01 - How do we fare with spooky games?
• 10:07 - Defining our list approach/format
• 12:11 - Building the list
• 54:04 - Narrowing it down to the top 16
• 1:18:21 - Outro

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast

This week, Joseph, Claire and Luke finally dive deep on Blue Prince! This is a no-holds-barred spoiler-filled chat! If you're looking for something lighter about Blue Prince, check out our Game of the Year So Far show (Ep. 48)!

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:00 - Icebreaker: Where is Blue Prince on your GOTY list?
• 7:00 - Final Spoiler Warning
• 7:10 - Hour/Day Counts
• 16:20 - The Post-Game Approach
• 26:00 - The Story of Blue Prince
• 31:30 - Joseph's Story Speedrun
• 43:30 - The "Does X Matter" Section
• 51:45 - Ah-Ha Moments
• 1:05:30 - Optimizing our Runs
• 1:09:45 - The Final Exam
• 1:16:15 - Outro

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast

This week, Jacob and Luke are joined by Kate Hunter (aka Katerblossom) from No Small Games and Travis Colenutt from the Left Behind Game Club to test-drive our brand new format: the 5 Tens!

We break down 5 topics over ten minutes each and this week it's five short indie game reviews. The games are And Roger, Dark Queen of Mortholme, Many Nights a Whisper, No I'm Not a Human and Henry Halfhead!

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 7:20 - Explaining the Five Tens
• 8:10 - And Roger
• 26:15 - Dark Queen of Mortholme
• 35:30 - Many Nights a Whisper
• 48:00 - No, I'm Not a Human
• 1:00:50 - Henry Halfhead
• 1:11:30 - Choosing One
• 1:16:00 - Outro

Listen to Kate's show No Small Games and her appearance on Geeks and Grounds here:

• Geeks and Grounds: Chants of Sennar
• No Small Games: Many Nights a Whisper
• March 2025 Mini Indie Roundup

Listen to Travis on the Left Behind Game Club and Cutscenes!

• Left Behind Game Club: Indika
• Cutscenes

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast